Wilmington Delaware is a multi-cultural city located in Northern New Castle County Delaware and situated where the Brandywine Creek and the Christina River converge and flow down to the Delaware River. Wilmington was originally formed in 1638 by Swedish settlers. In 1995, a Governor's task force created the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware (RDC) to oversee the futures of the Brandywine and Christina Rivers.

The two RV Gypsies found a parking spot on the road just across the street from the Delaware Children's Museum, which was right on the Riverwalk. Although they did not go inside the museum, the outside of the building was painted in a manner that just invited Karen Duquette to photograph it.

Below: Joe's Crab House with a sign: "Free Crab Tomorrow" -
Too bad tomorrow never comes - It is always today.

Plus a photo of the parking lot for the Riverfront Market.

The Wilmington Riverwalk (sometimes called The Christina Riverwalk because it is along the Christina River) is a scenic boardwalk along the riverbank in downtown Wilmington. The views of the river are often obscured. The two RV Gypsies thought that the Wilmington Riverwalk was a nice relaxing stroll. There were a few restaurants along the Riverwalk, but not much shopping because most of the shops were permanently closed. However, the Riverwalk was nicely landscaped.

Below: The Christina River In Wilmington, Delaware and statues, plus a nice place to rest on the Riverfront.

Below: The two RV Gypsies enjoyed watching a fat groundhog eat at the Riverfront. When they first spotted the groundhog, it was by the river and hiding behind a tree. Karen Duquette wondered if it was real or not, so she watched it until it moved.

Large Cranes on the Riverfront: The cranes were part of the Dravo Shipbuilding operation closed in the 1960's. Before Dravo took over the yard in 1928, it was a Bethlehem Shipbuilding yard. Most of the structures were razed in the late 1990's to make way for a large "Riverfront" redevelopment project. It's a mixed development project with retail, restaurants, museums, a baseball stadium,...etc... The project looks to have mixed results, although the retail component, other than restaurants, looks to be struggling. The Riverwalk runs along the formerly industrial Christina River. The developers left in place about a quarter of a mile or so of the crane runway tracks, using the rails as borders for the brick and concrete walk. Two of the former ship building cranes still sit in place on the rails, having been painted some bright colors, but preserved and repainted never the less. There are two other cranes a bit further up the walk.

Below: Riverwalk map

Below: A Water tank in the parking lot

Below: A painted statue in front of closed stores by the parking lot in front of the Riverwalk.

Below: Many Longboats were going up and down the Christina River.

Below: A Korean War Monument

Below: There were many birdhouses along the Wilmington Riverwalk, all done by the same artist, Thomas F. Burke.

Below: Lyden House ( an amazing birdhouse with a REAL bird on the chimney)

Below: The front and side view of the White House birdhouse

Below: A Martha Stewart birdhouse

Below: A Church birdhouse

Below: Kentucky Home birdhouse

Below: A Birdhouse with no name

Below: The Cambridge House birdhouse

Below: Parquet 1007 birdhouse

Below: Brinton's Mill birdhouse

Below: Karl Kuerner's Farmhouse birdhouse

Below: Children's Illustrator birdhouse

Below: Christina's World birdhouse

Below: Spring House

Below: Lee Duquette by the White Boxes birdhouse

Below: Chadds House birdhouse

Below: Goodbye My Love birdhouse

Below: What good are birdhouses without birds ??? Well, the two RV Gypsies looked up in the sky and watched a big bird flying in and out of the flock of smaller birds, much to the distress of the smaller birds.

Below: Just outside of the Riverwalk:

The B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) passenger station.

Below: From the Riverwalk, Lee Duquette spotted dolphins painted on a building a few streets away. So the two RV Gypsies took a walk to see if they were painted by Wyland and of course, the answer was YES. But it was done in 1993 and in need of repair. The two RV Gypsies could not get great photos because trees hid the view from the street, and it did not help much to get up close to the building because lots of cars were parked all in front of Trellist's well-known Whale Building in Wilmington's Lower Market (LOMA) Design District.

Menu for the two RV Gypsies Adventures in Wilmington, Delaware
September 30, 2013
You may visit these four (4) sites in any order you choose.

Philadelphia / West Chester KOA in Coatesville, PA

Wilmington Riverwalk, lots of birdhouses and more (this page)

Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine

Pizza by Elizabeths in Greenville, DE

AFTER you have viewed all four sites above, please continue on to New York and Connecticut